The Railway Minister further said that Road Over Bridge can be build over level crossings with Train Vehicle Unit (TVU) more than one lakh provided state government or local body is agreed to share 50 percent cost of the project. The Railway Minister said that in order to garner funds for the projects, Indian Railways have requested the State Governments to share the cost of the projects especially for the construction of ROBs/RUBs in respective states. It has also decided that if state governments want to construct level crossings under Public Private Partnership mode, Indian Railways would fully bear the costs of its Railway share on the projects, Shri Kharge added.
Referring to fund constraints, the Railway Minister pointed out that Indian Railways need funds for various ongoing projects like new lines, gauge conversion, doubling projects, construction of ROBs/RUBs etc. Due to limited availability of resources and with funds distributed over large numbers of projects, the Indian Railways were not able to achieve the desired level of progress.
.Members participating in the meeting requested for expediting work of various pending ROBs/RUBs projects. Chairman, Railway Board, Shri Arunendra Kumar, Members of the Railway Board and senior officials of Ministry of Railways were among those present at the meeting.